Khadija Alibeyova

Khadija Alibeyova (, 1884 – 1961) was the first female editor in Azerbaijan, and also an educator, publicist and publisher. She is also credited as the first female gynecologist physician in Azerbaijan in some sources.

After graduating from the Tbilisi Girls Gymnasium, Khadija studied medicine at the Transcaucasian Olginski Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She was married to the famous Azerbaijani lawyer and publicist Mustafa Bey Alibeyov in 1907.

Alibeyova contributed a series of articles titled "Our Rights" in the "Ishig" newspaper. The main themes of her journalistic articles revolved around women's rights equality, encouraging their participation in education and culture, in public life, advocating for the opening of women's clubs and health issues. She also used to provide articles under the title "Vazayefe-beytiyye" ("Household Matters"), which were published in most issues of the newspaper. Additionally, Khadija and Amina Batrishina often wrote materials for the "Regarding Medicine" section.

In 1912, Alibeyova moved to Shaki and worked as a gynecologist from 1920 to 1946. In Shaki, she also involved in organizing literacy classes and a women's club.

Towards the end of her life, she returned to Baku. She died in Baku in 1961.